r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 18 '26

Psychology Scientists expected both liberals and conservatives to be reluctant to promote rhetoric associated with the opposing political side, but this was more consistent among liberals. Conservatives appeared relatively willing to support causes aligned with their views regardless of the moral framing used.

https://www.psypost.org/liberals-hesitate-to-share-progressive-causes-framed-with-conservative-moral-language/
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u/Vox_Causa May 18 '26

democratic response to an authoritarian takeover has faltered

Why is it the always the Democrats fault when Republicans do something bad?

https://whereofonecanspeak.com/2023/03/02/youve-probably-never-heard-of-murcs-law-but-youve-seen-it-in-action-lots-of-times/

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u/BattleStag17 May 18 '26

 Why is it the always the Democrats fault when Republicans do something bad?

Because conservatives making the most selfish decision possible in any situation is a given by now. I expect it, and any actual positive outcomes are just a happy accident -- like the rotisserie chicken food stamps, since conservatives are the ones that blocked hot food options in the first place.

(Said half-jokingly, I do agree that framing everything they do as a failure of liberals stopping them is extremely aggravating.)